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in an election season so it's very difficult to say you know whether it was an extra total political calculation to keep the military out of the loop because we know what the military wanted to say they wanted more than the thirty thousand troops i believe but i believe mcchrystal wanted upwards of eighty thousand troops so i think was right for the president not to not to agree with that or not to do that but it's also problematic that he tripled the number of troops and this isn't a partisan attack we also have to remember that president bush was the one who plunged into afghanistan and dwelt for years we ignored the conflict and that was what set a supreme mission creep and so this is a bipartisan failure both the republican party and the democratic party really quickly to before we go in terms of nato right since the end of the cold war and been asking if there is even a reason for the alliance to exist anymore but this is the last big thing that they've done together is this ten year long war now that it's over what's the point it's you know it's a constant attempt a desperate a
in an election season so it's very difficult to say you know whether it was an extra total political calculation to keep the military out of the loop because we know what the military wanted to say they wanted more than the thirty thousand troops i believe but i believe mcchrystal wanted upwards of eighty thousand troops so i think was right for the president not to not to agree with that or not to do that but it's also problematic that he tripled the number of troops and this isn't a partisan...
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voting in favor of two european parties and the general election this means the country is likely to stick to a german led way out of the financial crisis result is to sustain the reports of recent have some thirty measures looks inevitable. it was back in ninety ninety two when a treaty was signed at michelle toe in maastricht in the netherlands establishing the economic and monetary union later paving the way for the creation of the single currency but today mounting a euro skepticism has spread to even countries considered poor eurozone nations including the very one where it all began so i don't know this moment of what is the best this for europe i have my jobs because of greece. and the show and the netherlands it's a pro european country of course it shouldn't come to the extreme level that we see that greece now in a repeated fashion this annoyance among the dutch at having to bail out greece again and again has reached a point where some dutch customers refuse to pay the bill of greek restaurants because well they've already paid with bailout money taking on a euro skeptic a
voting in favor of two european parties and the general election this means the country is likely to stick to a german led way out of the financial crisis result is to sustain the reports of recent have some thirty measures looks inevitable. it was back in ninety ninety two when a treaty was signed at michelle toe in maastricht in the netherlands establishing the economic and monetary union later paving the way for the creation of the single currency but today mounting a euro skepticism has...
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in the us are just around the corner and for years after barack obama was elected people critics are now saying that basically there is no difference between the democrats and the republicans that they're both two sides of the same coin are you still expecting any kind of change to take place after the elections regardless of which one of the parties wins. numbers or clearly i think. most likely we're either going. for a democrat or republican and i think both those are wrong choices they're both working for the same system that they both take money from the same people from the same banks and. you can see in their policies that they are rewarding their donors and. voting for their continuance of policy is not going to change anything at all so considering both democrats and republicans essentially bring the same thing to the table what is the alternative what would be the other option do you think that it's . a good question i mean you know you could vote for third party when i mean you make voting for a third party as a wasted vote but i think voting for a democrat is a wasted vote
in the us are just around the corner and for years after barack obama was elected people critics are now saying that basically there is no difference between the democrats and the republicans that they're both two sides of the same coin are you still expecting any kind of change to take place after the elections regardless of which one of the parties wins. numbers or clearly i think. most likely we're either going. for a democrat or republican and i think both those are wrong choices they're...
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season we're about a weeks away from the election a little bit less so let's look back four years ago a little more than four years ago candidate obama spoke about this issue and his thoughts on warrantless wiretapping so let's hear what he had to say. i will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and take out the terrorists without undermining our constitution and our freedom that means no more illegal wiretapping of american citizens no more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime no more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. so let's talk i mean do we have concrete evidence that president obama has changed his tune since i mean are generally are usually yes very much so and even even right now it within that hearing there were many republicans that were arguing the fact that in two thousand and eight when this was reintroduced and authorized again. this was bipartisan nancy pelosi herself was touting it as a win a win for security and someone necessary in order to ke
season we're about a weeks away from the election a little bit less so let's look back four years ago a little more than four years ago candidate obama spoke about this issue and his thoughts on warrantless wiretapping so let's hear what he had to say. i will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and take out the terrorists without undermining our constitution and our freedom that means no more illegal wiretapping of american citizens no more...
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russia saw a protest this year leading up to and after vladimir putin was elected for a third time as president but not nearly as big as what we saw at the end of twenty young love and i think the demonstrations in russia were motivated by frustration the demonstrators had the care political goal which was to discredit the good of the reputation of a christian or even to. knowing that those could be you know you that russian going to win the election they had no choice they had no possibility of beating them in an election so they tried to their strategy was instead to discredit the east in the eyes of the west just before putin's inauguration protests in central moscow turned violent for the first time since the. yes an opposition movement began to rally against the arrests were made in both protesters and police reported injuries several demonstrators face court hearings on charges of inciting mass public disorder and a dozen more trials will carry on in the new year with the opposition claiming this is all part of a kremlin clamp down on their movement but putin's reelection and pr
russia saw a protest this year leading up to and after vladimir putin was elected for a third time as president but not nearly as big as what we saw at the end of twenty young love and i think the demonstrations in russia were motivated by frustration the demonstrators had the care political goal which was to discredit the good of the reputation of a christian or even to. knowing that those could be you know you that russian going to win the election they had no choice they had no possibility...
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internet bill of rights many internet leaders think so a group of all mine advocates are calling on elected officials to sign the document it's pretty simple the bill of rights hones in on five key rights we need to fight to keep the internet they are expression don't censor the internet access openness innovation and privacy that is. to protect privacy and defend everyone's ability to control how their data and devices are used now the group that came up with this banded together in opposition of sopa and pipa to internet bills critics say strip citizens of some of these rights on the internet but we are seeing bill after bill come out that aims to in one way or another regulate the internet so is this a fight internet advocates can win earlier i was joined by josh levy internet campaign director for free press and i asked him why this was such an important issue for free press take a listen. everybody has been working on internet freedom issues for years and we've been involved in the movement to protect the open internet. since there's ever been a movement so this work on the declaration
internet bill of rights many internet leaders think so a group of all mine advocates are calling on elected officials to sign the document it's pretty simple the bill of rights hones in on five key rights we need to fight to keep the internet they are expression don't censor the internet access openness innovation and privacy that is. to protect privacy and defend everyone's ability to control how their data and devices are used now the group that came up with this banded together in opposition...
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club says post gadhafi libya prepares for its transition of power to a newly elected assembly continued violence threatens to derail hopes for democracy . and it's getting dangerously tense on the border between egypt and israel as. a new leader struggles to stop the violence in the post mubarak country. talks to occupy activist and war veteran scott olsen about whether any major changes have been made since the onset of the occupy movement. parties in chicago catching up with war veteran and occupy wall street activists. after serving two tours of duty in iraq scott became an icon for the occupy wall street movement when he was severely injured in the head into one consciousness at . occupy oakland protests where in two thousand and eleven protesters clashed with police. led a lot of. right . scott thank you so much for joining us today you're one of dozens of war veterans who have returned their medals to nato generals here and chicago throwing the medals and into the direction where leaders are meeting what is the reason for this is do you feel betrayed i really do and betrayal is bi
club says post gadhafi libya prepares for its transition of power to a newly elected assembly continued violence threatens to derail hopes for democracy . and it's getting dangerously tense on the border between egypt and israel as. a new leader struggles to stop the violence in the post mubarak country. talks to occupy activist and war veteran scott olsen about whether any major changes have been made since the onset of the occupy movement. parties in chicago catching up with war veteran and...
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have even said that they will not help rick scott out officials like and mcfall volusia county election supervisor today she told thing progress no i do not support the lawsuit it's about helping the governor and secretary of state improve their image and i'm not doing any further voter purge until after november twenty. well and today rolling stone reported on alleged cases of voter fraud parsing through a two thousand and seven study from the brennan center of justice and taking a look at those studies let's just say if the frequency of the crime is underwhelming for example in one suppose it missouri double voting epidemic from two thousand to two thousand and two there were only four cases a rate of zero point zero zero zero three percent it was also alleged the five thousand four hundred twelve votes were cast by dead people in georgia in the year two thousand but these are all examples of false alarms at the end of the day not a single case of bonafide fraud there but what about using pets to cheat the system the nine people have been recorded registering dogs to protest the ease
have even said that they will not help rick scott out officials like and mcfall volusia county election supervisor today she told thing progress no i do not support the lawsuit it's about helping the governor and secretary of state improve their image and i'm not doing any further voter purge until after november twenty. well and today rolling stone reported on alleged cases of voter fraud parsing through a two thousand and seven study from the brennan center of justice and taking a look at...
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of beating them in an election so they try to their strategy was instead to discredit the east of the ice and the west just before putin's inauguration protests in central moscow turned violent for the first time in three. an opposition movement began to rally against the arrests were made in both protesters and police reported injuries several demonstrators face court hearings on charges of inciting mass public disorder and a dozen more trials will carry on in the new year with the opposition claiming this is all part of a kremlin clamp down on their movement but putin's reelection and protests didn't get nearly as much attention as this. people need to put the riots rocked riot on the altar of christ the savior and the scandal that followed made world headlines took over the blog a sphere and had celebrities like madonna just sending them to the russian orthodox church she was outraged. there is no defense in this case it's simple p.r. lawyers on cooking up on olive feel they're working towards the brand in order to capitalize on it in the future and it's worked some of the groups g
of beating them in an election so they try to their strategy was instead to discredit the east of the ice and the west just before putin's inauguration protests in central moscow turned violent for the first time in three. an opposition movement began to rally against the arrests were made in both protesters and police reported injuries several demonstrators face court hearings on charges of inciting mass public disorder and a dozen more trials will carry on in the new year with the opposition...
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rid of the last democratically elected prime minister and putting a puppet in the forwards to papademos it now says it's now saying to the greek people unless you vote for the right parties the less you vote for parties that are happy to be subjugated do you control we will not give you the rest of the money and you will go bankrupt i suspect that despite the dissatisfaction that is felt by many german politicians i think the german parliament will continue to toe the line and continue to say that buy it out so the answer as far as i'm concerned it's rather like saving the cancer and not saving the patients we saw one of the commissioners e.u. commission early crews said the other day that if greece left it wouldn't be a man overboard situation so even at the top there is now a crack beginning to appear and very interesting really what i've seen in the european parliament is for the first time in years we're hearing real criticism and the socialist criticism is that these austerity cuts are damaging living standards to such an extent that they now want to acceptable so i'm beginning you
rid of the last democratically elected prime minister and putting a puppet in the forwards to papademos it now says it's now saying to the greek people unless you vote for the right parties the less you vote for parties that are happy to be subjugated do you control we will not give you the rest of the money and you will go bankrupt i suspect that despite the dissatisfaction that is felt by many german politicians i think the german parliament will continue to toe the line and continue to say...
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election campaign will be our thirtieth election and it will take place in absolute peace and security like all the previous ones because our dear fellow citizens in all the regions all the cities and villages will willingly come to polling stations and cast their votes to designate their delegates to parliament to serve the purposes of development and prosperity for our country as it is that of the us as you know that r.t. has been comprehensively covering the situation in the arab countries as we have covered the wars in libya and syria we often heard complaints from the leadership that the intelligence services of other countries have stepped up their operations on the territories of the countries concerned in the past year the way many are ledged imaginaries in syria and libya who could see with our own eyes that some people were apparently not libyans but fought on the side of the rebels can you see any increase in the operations of intelligence services from other countries or any attempts to penetrate your territory at least in recent years since the latest events in the arab co
election campaign will be our thirtieth election and it will take place in absolute peace and security like all the previous ones because our dear fellow citizens in all the regions all the cities and villages will willingly come to polling stations and cast their votes to designate their delegates to parliament to serve the purposes of development and prosperity for our country as it is that of the us as you know that r.t. has been comprehensively covering the situation in the arab countries...
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jarrar whole bomber is a socialist nearly four years after being elected there are still plenty in the right wing trying to vilify president obama as a socialist but in america there's still a little confusion about what socialism really means well in your view what is socialism. i have no choice here me socialist means they can unsociable if i go to college and i don't know what it means that i don't really expect mainstream america to know more than i do if mainstream america can't figure out what it means perhaps a socialist can help clear up some of the misconceptions i'm opening a socialist you know we have ran for office a socialist we tell the community i was socialist and the community here by a large supports what we do so what about obama starting to i wish obama was a socialist i wish that he would distribute the wealth in a way that will benefit the majority of the people of this country but by no means is obama a socialist what's happening in a few minutes where in bolivia in other parts of the world that socialism for the masses of the people now have control of the resou
jarrar whole bomber is a socialist nearly four years after being elected there are still plenty in the right wing trying to vilify president obama as a socialist but in america there's still a little confusion about what socialism really means well in your view what is socialism. i have no choice here me socialist means they can unsociable if i go to college and i don't know what it means that i don't really expect mainstream america to know more than i do if mainstream america can't figure out...
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season sam sachs and i will be on the desk on election night and.
season sam sachs and i will be on the desk on election night and.
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going on a giveaway for their fans they're calling it the great gun giveaway and so basically until election day they're going to be giving away one gun per week and it's a nine millimeter gun each gun is raved with the bill of rights and it comes in one of three colors and so this is the daily caller's patel he says that like most americans outside washington d.c. new york city and most of our nation's newsrooms large numbers of daily caller readers love guns. and there are so i would love to see rachel maddow give guns as a present even like one of our t.v. shows and just see the rightwing freak out i mean it well do you think they would freak out i mean i think that most of the right wing loves the guy over and over they would tell they were trying something so sure about the liberals are training to attack us you know i mean that can you imagine if a liberal outlet like rachel maddow is like the first that comes to mind start giving out guns they would freak out i think that's a good point was that they were going to be out there they would love a second amendment i'm sure fox news would
going on a giveaway for their fans they're calling it the great gun giveaway and so basically until election day they're going to be giving away one gun per week and it's a nine millimeter gun each gun is raved with the bill of rights and it comes in one of three colors and so this is the daily caller's patel he says that like most americans outside washington d.c. new york city and most of our nation's newsrooms large numbers of daily caller readers love guns. and there are so i would love to...
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candidate rick santorum promising to quote initiate a war on pornography if he's elected with all this once again this juxtaposition between rhetoric and reality especially when it comes to preaching morality because when you do a little digging you realize that in places where people are using one hand to shake their finger and preach about right and wrong they're using the other hand to well do other things take a look at this map this shows states with the highest number of people who are subscribing to adult membership websites according to a two thousand one hundred thirty eight out of ten of those states including mississippi arkansas west virginia those states went to john mccain in the two thousand and eight election so it seems in some cases the harsher the rules the higher the interests and i want to talk more about this with megan carpenter here executive editor of the ross story what do you think megan does the bible belt have a love affair with porn well i think americans have a love affair it's a multi-billion dollar industry in this country so when you look at pornograph
candidate rick santorum promising to quote initiate a war on pornography if he's elected with all this once again this juxtaposition between rhetoric and reality especially when it comes to preaching morality because when you do a little digging you realize that in places where people are using one hand to shake their finger and preach about right and wrong they're using the other hand to well do other things take a look at this map this shows states with the highest number of people who are...
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election clothes guide monday november fifth on our team. all right and thanks for joining us here on r.t. today there's fresh anger and frustration among libyans this time an oil rich benghazi where hundreds turned out to vent against the leadership they fought for in the revolution more on the roots of their discontent from our middle east correspondent paul asli. more than a thousand protesters have taken to the streets of the eastern city of benghazi they're calling for greater autonomy send if they feel marginalized by the new government in tripoli now this comes a little more than a year on after the ouster of the format libyan leader moammar gadhafi and i asked on one icky that of that the people of benghazi played such a central role in bringing about they are now saying that they were better off before the revolution that the whole eastern part of the country is marginalized and deprived of political and economic power now what they want is an autonomous region in the east and we're talking here about roughly half the territory of l
election clothes guide monday november fifth on our team. all right and thanks for joining us here on r.t. today there's fresh anger and frustration among libyans this time an oil rich benghazi where hundreds turned out to vent against the leadership they fought for in the revolution more on the roots of their discontent from our middle east correspondent paul asli. more than a thousand protesters have taken to the streets of the eastern city of benghazi they're calling for greater autonomy...
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between the democratically elected parliament and the owner would like the military government. to this what the west and i would think a lot of people understood that the. dictatorship in egypt wasn't popular here and that the muslim brotherhood was the political force in the country most likely to benefit from a transition to democracy and then of course speaks to a longstanding contradiction in western rhetoric and policy saying that we are for democracy so long as we get the result that we want i think it's a positive sign so far the united states is being relatively sanguine about the fact that the muslim brotherhood one of the iranian election was something that president obama promised was shooting us apart and saying no we're.
between the democratically elected parliament and the owner would like the military government. to this what the west and i would think a lot of people understood that the. dictatorship in egypt wasn't popular here and that the muslim brotherhood was the political force in the country most likely to benefit from a transition to democracy and then of course speaks to a longstanding contradiction in western rhetoric and policy saying that we are for democracy so long as we get the result that we...
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us presidential elections which are just a few months away out so far they have heard very little if any debate on foreign policy issues and my question is whether it is because american people at all or simply don't care about what is being done abroad on that behalf there is you know in america very long time true tradition of by a bipartisan foreign policy the trouble is that right now american foreign policy ought to be very controversial we're doing things which are way below what traditionally americans. would do so it should be debated but. it's the same big money that contributes to both parties and there are some issues which you are allowed to debate health care is being debated certainly very energetically but the question of whether we should be in afghanistan is not being debated. makes me tear my hair because i feel it should be and we even have a big occupy movement in america even the occupy movement doesn't seem to be very interesting and. we did of course in the vietnam era have a very strong powerful and he war movement perhaps the biggest of the world had ever see
us presidential elections which are just a few months away out so far they have heard very little if any debate on foreign policy issues and my question is whether it is because american people at all or simply don't care about what is being done abroad on that behalf there is you know in america very long time true tradition of by a bipartisan foreign policy the trouble is that right now american foreign policy ought to be very controversial we're doing things which are way below what...
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officials and non elected officials in the pentagon try to say that this is a day to show that how great we are really quite literally throwing our lives away and then refusing to care for us if we're able to come home in one piece right michael prysner the founder of march forward and also mike is an iraq war veteran thanks for being with us today thank you. well capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister very briefly to talk about what's on the agenda hey lauren hi christine you know what happens when you get sick you take your medicine you endure the pain but you don't get better you actually get sicker what happens. a bunch of things could happen you could become addicted to that medication you couldn't you could that's that's a good answer but maybe we should ask greece because greece is in this situation despite the medicine we've seen its debt sickness just get worse that the country is entering this sixth year of contraction that's a depression so we're to look at greece look at the broader picture too that's coming up in just a couple minutes and al
officials and non elected officials in the pentagon try to say that this is a day to show that how great we are really quite literally throwing our lives away and then refusing to care for us if we're able to come home in one piece right michael prysner the founder of march forward and also mike is an iraq war veteran thanks for being with us today thank you. well capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister very briefly to talk about what's on the agenda hey lauren...
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allowing the nation's elderly be there to run for a third term constitutional revised soon after he was elected in two thousand to impose a two term limit the president argues that since he was already in office when it took effect it should not apply to him. china has been taken over by gold fever it's believed beijing already the world's fifth largest holder of gold snapped up around five hundred tonnes of the precious metal in two thousand and eleven as double what it bought in two thousand and ten and it could be in the market for more investment and investment manager francis lund believes that beijing is wise to step away from the weakening dollar. china has the largest foreign exchange holding of any country in the world about one trillion u.s. dollars most of their u.s. dollar for several years now chinese limits wanting the government to diversify is holding of foreign exchange china's economy is still. that of the u.s. and china has about nine percent economic growth why the u.s. has about one point nine percent so it's good to diversify some with the foreign exchange holdings into so
allowing the nation's elderly be there to run for a third term constitutional revised soon after he was elected in two thousand to impose a two term limit the president argues that since he was already in office when it took effect it should not apply to him. china has been taken over by gold fever it's believed beijing already the world's fifth largest holder of gold snapped up around five hundred tonnes of the precious metal in two thousand and eleven as double what it bought in two thousand...
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to get where they are today if they have free and fair elections for president they're well on their way to having a stable secure and friendly government not just to the west but to all freedom loving countries and so the ball is in their hands but the military cannot be the person behind the curtain the people of egypt won't stand for it. david you know in looking at it and one public opinion poll result after another one of the most unpopular countries in egypt today is the united states because of its role in dealing with the dictator ship dictatorship for thirty years that's not changing either that hasn't changed since the the revolution a year ago if the muslim brotherhood and other islamic that were elected if they follow the people's will it will be a very chilly relationship with the united states and as we brought up earlier possibly revoking the peace treaty with israel. sure well i mean you know some of the most iconic images from from the revolution are protesters picking up tear gas canisters and seeing you know the made in america and that sort of emblematic of the ki
to get where they are today if they have free and fair elections for president they're well on their way to having a stable secure and friendly government not just to the west but to all freedom loving countries and so the ball is in their hands but the military cannot be the person behind the curtain the people of egypt won't stand for it. david you know in looking at it and one public opinion poll result after another one of the most unpopular countries in egypt today is the united states...
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of the european union and so on but basically he'd be a bystander not the case for obama who in an election year can't afford to but euro zone fallout worsened the u.s. economy russia sees this summit as a stop on the way to june twenty. fifth down for talks with the g. twenty it focuses on a wider range of issues much more pressing to countries like russia and china who seem to have greater expectations from the broader format especially when it comes to financial turmoil and making sure all global issues make the cut reporting from the g. eight at camp david and he said no way. so the cia are not the ones defending chorus calling for greece to stay is now a mere chant but marcus kerber professor of political economic said the berlin institute of technology says that now even a greek exit won't be enough to save the euro. unconditional. euro savers they are now prisoners of their own misjudgments their errors of judgment turn out to be fatal because the crisis about the euro is on far more than just a currency it's about the future integration of europe and we have come to a point where we
of the european union and so on but basically he'd be a bystander not the case for obama who in an election year can't afford to but euro zone fallout worsened the u.s. economy russia sees this summit as a stop on the way to june twenty. fifth down for talks with the g. twenty it focuses on a wider range of issues much more pressing to countries like russia and china who seem to have greater expectations from the broader format especially when it comes to financial turmoil and making sure all...
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russia's upcoming presidential election causes an outburst of civil activity with people from all walks of life speaking out to promote their political views both pro and anti-government. and the eurozone strikes a long awaited deal on a second greek bellowed after the e.u. demands harsh austerity measures measures of athens to secure the package sparking riots in the debt stricken country. one pm in moscow i met trezeguet good to have you with us here at r.t. our top story cracks appear to widen in the u.s. israeli relationship over opposing the. as on how to approach the iranian issue tel aviv upset by washington's opposition to launching strikes entourage's nuclear facilities now saying the position actually plays into iran's hands parties are in evolution over the us now from tel aviv with the details serina how serious is this rift between washington and the jewish state over possible strikes on iran. well it's hard to tell about the severity of the rift right now but it's definitely think there the israeli officials have made it obvious that they're not happy with the statements m
russia's upcoming presidential election causes an outburst of civil activity with people from all walks of life speaking out to promote their political views both pro and anti-government. and the eurozone strikes a long awaited deal on a second greek bellowed after the e.u. demands harsh austerity measures measures of athens to secure the package sparking riots in the debt stricken country. one pm in moscow i met trezeguet good to have you with us here at r.t. our top story cracks appear to...
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airstrikes in syria and we're going to ask how the russian election and iranian elections will affect geopolitics in the years to come so grab your water your pain pills time for monday hangover. morning. so here to discuss this with us tonight is lawrence korb senior fellow at the american progress action fund and former assistant secretary of defense also joining us is retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer senior fellow for the center for advanced defense studies and back to america also author of the book operation dark heart and i thank you so much for joining us tonight. we have a lot to cover and let's just start with apac and of itself this point that i made earlier we showed you know president obama obviously talking about his commitment to israel but is there something a little odd about this ritual where i know they do it every single year but every single year the president has to. make sure that israel above every other nation in the rest of the world know that we are dedicated to them as a kind of weird you know i don't think so i think one of the reasons he had to d
airstrikes in syria and we're going to ask how the russian election and iranian elections will affect geopolitics in the years to come so grab your water your pain pills time for monday hangover. morning. so here to discuss this with us tonight is lawrence korb senior fellow at the american progress action fund and former assistant secretary of defense also joining us is retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer senior fellow for the center for advanced defense studies and back to america also...
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very well could be determining who wins ohio a state that often determines who wins the election. stay with us for the kaiser report in a few minutes. it's perched atop a jaw drop and the view from the kremlin stretches as far as the eye can see up for a city that siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was bypassed by the chance i bear in railway but the balls cremains a spiritual center. eat. things like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of orthodox worshippers themselves implicity water to commemorate the baptism of jesus. it doesn't matter if it's minus thirty it's a siberian tradition i do it myself every year for everyone to overcome their worst fears it is desirable to take the plunge. but that's picture postcard churches the story of a city built by opportunist explorers political exiles and crafty fur traders. in the fifteen eighties the russians had only just conquered siberia taking it from the muslim. surrounded by enemies to be their stronghold constructed on top of the city but soon enough it became an economic hub siberian oil of
very well could be determining who wins ohio a state that often determines who wins the election. stay with us for the kaiser report in a few minutes. it's perched atop a jaw drop and the view from the kremlin stretches as far as the eye can see up for a city that siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was bypassed by the chance i bear in railway but the balls cremains a spiritual center. eat. things like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of orthodox...
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salaries of social sector workers to political demands like the early presidential and parliamentary elections there's also been a lot of criticism of several new laws michigan passed a recently like the one on foreign agents which basically obliges n.g.o.s with foreign sponsors to be under a special government control and also the one aimed at protecting children from potentially harmful content in the media which many here people say that that's a new form of censorship if we talk about who attended this rally then they do represent completely different movements and ideas from kids to ultra nationalists communists socialists democrats gay rights activists and environmentalists and it's highly unlikely that what they would be able to meet anywhere else so rallies like this are a great platform for all of them to be able to voice their personal views freely and political analysts alexander sullivan of says opposition leaders don't provide their supporters with the clarity and motivation needed to unite them. speaking about a number of the demonstrators we have already seen that they were wait
salaries of social sector workers to political demands like the early presidential and parliamentary elections there's also been a lot of criticism of several new laws michigan passed a recently like the one on foreign agents which basically obliges n.g.o.s with foreign sponsors to be under a special government control and also the one aimed at protecting children from potentially harmful content in the media which many here people say that that's a new form of censorship if we talk about who...
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us will attack you run as soon as possible to set the machine in motion for america's presidential election which of course is coming up later this year and another poster argues that iran it won't have the courage to carry out its threats and start a war saying the west should go ahead and impose those sanctions or go to the forum section of our dot com to see more opinions and have your say. that of libya's transitional government has admitted the country could be sliding into civil war he says it's unlikely and likely outcome unless the n.t.s.c. manages to take control over militias and disarm them this follows a recent skirmish between armed groups in tripoli streets that left four dead meanwhile the country's justice system remains a source of concern with thousands remaining behind bars without ever having been charged some avoid reports. the it was one of the first amnesty of the new libya hundreds of men and women many of them sub-saharan immigrants released from a makeshift prison most of them spent several months in captivity for the crime of being in the wrong place at the wrong
us will attack you run as soon as possible to set the machine in motion for america's presidential election which of course is coming up later this year and another poster argues that iran it won't have the courage to carry out its threats and start a war saying the west should go ahead and impose those sanctions or go to the forum section of our dot com to see more opinions and have your say. that of libya's transitional government has admitted the country could be sliding into civil war he...
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that you think that he hasn't i think it's been a lack of political will i mean nobody's going to get elected on november the sixth saying i stood up for the rights of detainees in military detention i mean that's just not a you know it doesn't look good on a bumper sticker is not going to win so there's no value in taking the political risk and i think he took office with good intentions he encountered opposition from the far right you know dick cheney and liz cheney in that crowd who said you're either with us or you're with the terrorists and at the time the economy was crashing health care reform was his top priority and i just don't think you saw any value in putting a political capital behind following up on his promise to close guantanamo well we sure do always appreciate having you here you certainly have a firsthand look at exactly what the conditions were like there going on a monday colonel morris davis retired air force attorney and now a professor at howard university school of law thanks so much for. well a short time ago just a few blocks from our studios several people gathere
that you think that he hasn't i think it's been a lack of political will i mean nobody's going to get elected on november the sixth saying i stood up for the rights of detainees in military detention i mean that's just not a you know it doesn't look good on a bumper sticker is not going to win so there's no value in taking the political risk and i think he took office with good intentions he encountered opposition from the far right you know dick cheney and liz cheney in that crowd who said...
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election. and obama's election triumph has been welcomed right here in russia but the question remains whether his second term can breathe new life into the historically sensitive relations between both nations. more on the challenges ahead. many do view missouri bombers the engine behind the reset of relations with moscow and one of the biggest achievements of that is definitely the new nuclear arms reduction treaty but at the same time some of the biggest stumbling points in relations are still there including washington's plans for the n.t. missile defense system in europe and despite moscow's concerns that it could be a threat to russia's national security we know that obama promised to be a bit more flexible on that really have to see how it works out and also the two are probably the most fierce opponents at the u.n. security council when it comes to the conflict in syria but certainly there are many things that you could work together on which could really tilt this relationship in eithe
election. and obama's election triumph has been welcomed right here in russia but the question remains whether his second term can breathe new life into the historically sensitive relations between both nations. more on the challenges ahead. many do view missouri bombers the engine behind the reset of relations with moscow and one of the biggest achievements of that is definitely the new nuclear arms reduction treaty but at the same time some of the biggest stumbling points in relations are...
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syria interruptions about next week in the country's first presidential election since former leader hosni mubarak was ousted but their cause their ballots made a wave of protests against the torture of activists arrested two weeks ago more than one hundred detainees facing military prosecution have gone on hunger strike hundreds of accidents sounded presidential candidate have also declared a twenty four hour strike in protest against military trials of civilians in the country and while they militia leaders seek to broaden the base by preparing amendments to the country's constitution. has. left out of the revolution. it's not just protests the disruptive peace on the streets of cairo just ask taxi driver. it was calm before the revolution one hundred percent where in a total mess now i used to drive anywhere wherever they want us came from never refused a customer now i park my car in the garage at six pm and go home i put a special security system on it so it would be harder to steal. robberies car thefts all have become part of a daily life in large cities like cairo and alexand
syria interruptions about next week in the country's first presidential election since former leader hosni mubarak was ousted but their cause their ballots made a wave of protests against the torture of activists arrested two weeks ago more than one hundred detainees facing military prosecution have gone on hunger strike hundreds of accidents sounded presidential candidate have also declared a twenty four hour strike in protest against military trials of civilians in the country and while they...
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handle it you know there is someone in the atlantic when he can hear that wrote today do we need to elect people that trust themselves a little bit less that they have if they stop abusing me the tories. it's just it really blows your mind because first off having that assertiveness having that belief in who you are as a person that's the sort of that's the kind of leader that americans want to be in the white house in the first place so for that to be a criticism is kind of absurd but then on the other in the other hand it's like obama didn't really take this as far as it could go i mean when you think about it he could really have come down on corporations for sending technology over to iran and syria and he would have probably had the political capital to be able to do that because if you think about it nobody really likes iran or syria at all in this country and what's being done by the governments there is really appalling to people here and they want to help the citizens and they probably would have understood that preventing corporations from selling this technology to the dictator
handle it you know there is someone in the atlantic when he can hear that wrote today do we need to elect people that trust themselves a little bit less that they have if they stop abusing me the tories. it's just it really blows your mind because first off having that assertiveness having that belief in who you are as a person that's the sort of that's the kind of leader that americans want to be in the white house in the first place so for that to be a criticism is kind of absurd but then on...
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the election promises are coming ficken fast here in russia and that's and five weeks before the presidential poll prime minister and presidential hopeful that he made putin his program to reform the country's economy in his third pre-election article and going to spin off reports on this. this article has already been deemed by many analysts as a whole list of liberal reforms proposed by the prime minister on the economy first of all. says he wants to see the role of the state and of state monopolies reduced for example gas from which as quite an influence on russia's business life secondly the fight against corruption especially in the sphere of high level kickbacks during state orders and purchases more attention is needed to be there as well now another major problem for the economy according to the prime minister is a dependency on natural resources which has to be reduced as well and says that if these issues would be dealt with successfully it should improve the investment climate in the country and increase the economies competitiveness against other international players there's also
the election promises are coming ficken fast here in russia and that's and five weeks before the presidential poll prime minister and presidential hopeful that he made putin his program to reform the country's economy in his third pre-election article and going to spin off reports on this. this article has already been deemed by many analysts as a whole list of liberal reforms proposed by the prime minister on the economy first of all. says he wants to see the role of the state and of state...